According to general manager Ian Huges, with the addition of more lodging, it will help keep tourists in town.

"So they can stay here. They can go out to restaurants here. They don't have to go to other cities or other towns. That way they are more focused and everything kind of stays in Rockport," Hughes said.

The Fairfield Inn and Suites is one of the few significant hotels that have reopened after Hurricane Harvey in Rockport.